Women’s Handball World Championships: the Italians crowned champions

Never two without three. The Azzurri won their third world title on Sunday 17 December against the Norwegians, who they beat 31 to 28. A deserved victory that crowned an exemplary journey, seven months before the Paris Olympic Games.

Strong opponents

The Scandinavians may be two-time European champions and reigning world champions, but they failed to win against the French, as they did in the Euro 2020 final (22-20), in the 2021 World Cup (29-22 ) and in the semi-finals of Euro-2022 (28-20).

This victory for the Azzurri against the Norwegians is the second in a week, after the one obtained last Sunday at the end of the main round (24-23). “Winning twice against Norway in the space of a week is fun. Sometimes it takes three years to get there (beating her once). Perhaps we managed to find the keys to maintaining a level of play that allowed us to completely counter Norway.”right back Laura Flippes celebrated to AFP.

Coach Olivier Krumbholz praised the cohesion of his players: “I have the feeling that we really put all the ingredients, that there was a higher level of discipline than in other times, where it caused us real problems because some players didn’t care, they did what they wanted.

The Olympic Games are only seven months away

France was not aiming for gold, they had arrived in Scandinavia with the aim of measuring their progress before the great challenge of defending their Olympic title in Paris.

At the microphone of Playing sportsthe Minister of Sport, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, applauded the triumph of the French women. “This third title gives them the confidence to prepare for the Games. There is an exceptional success of French handball, which has its roots in our clubs. Three titles are fabulous. It is a source of immense pride. »

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